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Norwood commission OKs maintenance of Norwest Woods retention basin with conditions
Summary
The Norwood Conservation Commission issued a negative determination of applicability allowing maintenance of a stormwater retention basin at the Norwest Woods development, subject to special conditions intended to protect adjacent wetlands.
The Norwood Conservation Commission on June 18 voted to issue a negative determination of applicability for maintenance work on a stormwater detention basin at the Norwest Woods development, allowing the work to proceed with special conditions.
The ruling allows Chestnut Hill Realty and its contractor to restore the basin “to its original design and function,” according to Zachary Navarro of Essex Horticulture, who spoke for the applicant. Commission staff recommended the negative determination but proposed conditions to prevent unintentional impacts to adjacent wetlands, including limits on equipment placement, erosion controls, and…
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